Alligator-wrench.



S. A. BROUKWAY.

ALLIGATOR WRENCH.

APIfLIOATION rum) APRJB, 1908.

Patented June 8, 1909.

' INVENTOR A ltarney proved wrench will be described hereinafter SCOTTA. BROCKWAY, Ol FORDYCE, NEBRASKA.

ALLIGATOR-WRENCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

"'Iatented June a, 1909.

' Application filed April 18, 1908. Serial No. 26,86.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Soo'rT A. BRQCKWAY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Fordyce, in'the county of Cedar and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Alligator-Wrenches,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wrenchesoi' the alligator-j aw type, and has forits objectthe. provision of a wrench in which one jaw and its operatingarm are formed integral and rigid y secured in a suitable casing, whilethe other jaw is pivotally secured in the casing and provided withgear-teeth, and the oper ating -handle therefor is also pivotallysecured in the casing and provided with gearteeth meshing with thegear-teeth on the pivoted jaw, a spring being provided to hold thepivoted handle so that the jaws are open. T e'construction and operationof my imand illustrated in the accompanying drawigure- 1 is a side viewof my im roved wrench; and Fig. 2, a similar view, s owing a portion ofthe casing removed. In the drawings similar reference charactersindicate'corresponding parts in bothviews.

1 indicates a casing referably made in two parts and held together bymeans of the screws hereinafter particularly described.

2 indicates a fixed jaw'havmg a handle formed integral therewith, saidJaw and the handle being secured in the casin 1 by 7 means of screws 4.5 indicates anot er jaw I that mesh witligthe' pivotally secured incasing 1 by means of scrpw 6' and having gear-teeth 7.on its rear en I 7i 4 8 indicates a'handle pivotally secured in the casing' by means ofscrew 9, and having gear-teeth'JOoEthe-end inside of thecasing p V and te pivoted handle to hold the handles teeth? onthe jaw J I,

3 and engaging a notch 12 in the under side i of handle 8, the purposeof said spring being to throw the handle 8 away from handle 3,

which operates through the instrumentality of gear-teeth 7 and 10 tomove jaw 5 away from jaw 2, it being understood that the wrench isoperated to close the jaws into an operative position by squeezing thehandles casing a jaw pivotally secured in the casing havinlgea'r-teeth'formed integral therewlth, a hen e pivotally secured in the casinghaving gear-teeth formed integral therewith and engaging the teeth onthe pivoted jaw, a coil- .engaging the hand e of the fixed jaw normallyin a separated osition and the jaws open, a shield secure to the handleof the fixed jaw adjacent to the sprin and the pivoted handle providedwith a soc at to receive the shield when the pivoted handle isactua'tedtoward the handle of the fixed jaw, substantiallyas shown anddescribed.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in presenceof twosubscribing witnesses.

SCOTT A. BROOKWAY.

Witnesses:

F. P, Vo'rnn, Tnoms Bnnen.

11 indicates a coil-spring seated on handle a

